[Hunter (Bark) of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by Albert C. Sherman, kept by Albert C. Sherman on voyage from 26 Dec. 1882-18 Nov. 1883]

by: Hunter (Bark)

Publication date: 1882

Collection: newbedfordwhalingmuseum; regionaldigitizationmass; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Boston Public Library

Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum

Language: English

Log, kept by Albert C. Sherman, relating to a whaling voyage to the Atlantic, South Pacific, and Arctic oceans, and Sea of Japan.$bIncludes descriptions of whales (finback and killer), seals, and walrus seen or taken, accidents and death at sea, arctic disaster, fire on ship, punishment on ship, and shipwrecks; and list of supplies. Other places represented include Pleasant Island (Nauru), Saipan, Point Hope, Cape Thompson. and Point Barrow; Whaling vessel; out of San Francisco, Calif., mastered by Albert C. Sherman on voyage from 26 Dec. 1882-18 Nov. 1883; agent-owner: Gilbert L. Smith; built at at Bath, Me., 1851

In the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library